Dame Joan Christine McVittie, DBE (born 1952) is a British head teacher.
She graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc in Biological Sciences in 1974.
[1][2][3] She was Headteacher of Woodside High School[4] in Haringey, North London.
She is a past president of the Association of School and College Leaders.
[1][2][3] McVittie was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to education.